Monday briefing: South Korea simulates missile attack on North

Top story: James Mattis warns of ‘massive’ response Good morning and welcome to the Guardian’s daily briefing. I’m Martin Farrer and these are the stories making waves this Monday morning.
South Korea has responded to Sunday’s nuclear test by North Korea with a huge show of military force as tensions in the region increased. The drills involved launching missiles in a simulated strike against its northern neighbour’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site. Joint drills with US forces are planned, military chiefs said. Seoul also appears poised to approve further deployments of a US missile defence... read more

South Korea confirmed today a live-fire drill had been carried out using an advanced air-launch cruise missile for the first time.
A shocking video shows the German-made Taurus missile crashing into a mock target before exploding into fire and...

South Korea has reportedly fired a ballistic missile towards North Korea in response to the hermit state's earlier strike.
North Korea fired a missile in an eastern direction, over the island of Hokkaido, from its capital Pyongyang.
South Korea has...

North Korea's latest launch over Japan sparked an immediate reaction from neighbouring South Korea in the form of a ballistic missile.
Dramatic footage shows the moment the South Korean military launched the missile.
Seoul launched a Hyumnu-2 missile...

State media Rodong Sinmun released a statement today condemning the South Koreans as “puppet forces” and “traitors”, accusing their rivals of aggressive actions and “begging their American master to deploy more nuclear strategic assets”.
It also said...

World War 3 preparations are underway in South Korea as tension with Kim Jong-un escalates.
Shocking footage published by RT shows the South Korean military conducting its first live-fire drill for advanced air-launched cruise missiles.
The video...